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What is a product that you won’t accept a generic alternative for? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For example, if you insist on buying Advil instead of store brand ibuprofen. I mean, you’d be wasting your money in that example, but you do you

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[–] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 29 points 2 years ago (13 children)

Pretty much every signature soda drink. Pepsi, Coke, Mountain Dew... none of the knock-offs taste right and some are just nasty. Oddly, root beer seems to be the one flavor everyone can do well, maybe because it's a more common flavor with no patents on the general idea? I dunno but I don't think I've ever had a 'bad' root beer.

[–] knobbysideup@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I actually prefer generics. But because I'm a fat ass, I haven't been keeping soda at the house.

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